I'd use a timeout object that holds a property of the current date, and say, every hour checks to see if todays date matches the property date.
On Tue, 4 Dec 2001, Matt Wells wrote: > Well I need for the script to run all the time. so if the date were to > change the movie would change even when idle. Is there a better way? > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On > Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2001 12:39 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: <lingo-l> Memory used by program ? > > > > Argh - on everyframe your making a new memory object - why are you even > doing that? > > > On Tue, 4 Dec 2001, Matt Wells wrote: > > > Im just wondering, I wrote this little parent script and it keeps using > ram. > > When I look at the memory Inspector the USED BY PROGRAM memory keeps going > > up by 5k every second or so? ex... 6015k, 6020k to 6025k ... why? > > At the end of the stepframe I called -- the actorlist = [] -- ???? > > I thought by puring the actorlist it would solve this proplem? > > > > here is the script: > > > > -- start frame script > > on exitFrame me > > go the frame > > new(script "list") > > end > > -- end frame script > > > > > > > > -- Start parent script > > on new me > > add the actorlist, me > > end > > > > > > > > on stepframe me > > > > today = the systemDate > > tm = today.month > > td = today.day > > ts = today.year > > > > tm1 = string(tm) > > td1 = string(td) > > ts1 = string(ts) > > > > > > member("theMonth").text = tm1 > > > > member("theDay").text = td1 > > > > member("theYear").text = ts1 > > the actorlist = [] > > > > > > end > > -- end parent script > > thanks, > > Matt > > > > [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to > > http://www.penworks.com/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, > > email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email [EMAIL PROTECTED]) > > Lingo-L is for learning and helping with programming Lingo. Thanks!] > > > > > > [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to > > http://www.penworks.com/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, > > email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email [EMAIL PROTECTED]) > > Lingo-L is for learning and helping with programming Lingo. Thanks!] > > > > > [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to > http://www.penworks.com/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, > email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email [EMAIL PROTECTED]) > Lingo-L is for learning and helping with programming Lingo. Thanks!] > > > [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to > http://www.penworks.com/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, > email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email [EMAIL PROTECTED]) > Lingo-L is for learning and helping with programming Lingo. Thanks!] > [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email [EMAIL PROTECTED]) Lingo-L is for learning and helping with programming Lingo. Thanks!]
